Tabula 2809. 



jmpatiens piufanensis, iii', j, 



Balsamixaceae. 



I. piufanensis, Ilk, /. {sp, noi\) ; lierba caule simplice longe niulo, 

 foliis OYato-lanceolatis serratis, pedunculis 1-floris, sepalis late oblongis 

 apice rotundatis mucronatisj vexillo cornuto, labelli limbo infuudibulari 

 in calcar gracile incurvum attenuato. 



Hcrha gracilis, 2-3 dm. alta, glaberrima, caule basi repente inter- 

 nodiis tuberosis, deiu erecto stricto apicem versus folioso. Folia 

 3~6 cm. longa, alterna, breviter petiolata, firma, ovato-lauceolata, 

 acuminata, serrata, basi acuta vel acuminata, in petiolum 0*5-2 cm, 

 longiim angustata, nervis utrinque 4-5. Pedunciili foliis breviorcs, 

 erecti, 4-5 cm. longi, graciles, apices versus unibracteati, fructiferi 

 elongati, divaricati ; bractea ovata, acuminata. Flores ad 3 cm. 

 expausi, rosei. Sepala 2, late oblonga, 5 mm. longa, apice rotundata, 

 costa crassa cxcurreute mucronata. Vexillum obovuto-orbiculare, 

 14 mm. latum, costa crassa dorso infra apicem forte rostrata. Alae 

 subsessiles, basi cuneatae, 1*8 cm. longae ; lobus basalis ampins, 

 rotundatns ; distabs paullo longior, dolabriformis, apice rotundatus ; 

 auricula dorsalis rotundata. Labelli 2'5 cm. longi ; limbus infundibularis, 

 in calcar gracile limbum aequante incurvum attenuatus, ore sub- 

 ascendente acute. Filamenta brevia, linearia; antherae acuminatac. 

 Ovarium fusiforme, rectum, acuminatum. — J. D. Hooker. 



China : Kweicliau; at Piu-fa, Le Mans Herharium, 314. 



Fig. 1, sepal ; 2, standanl ; 3, wing ; 4, lip ; 5, stnmon ; C, ovary. A/i t uI/trgefL 



